The federal government has trained over 100 social media influencers from across Northern Nigeria on the effective use of social media.
Naijaonpoint reports that the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, stated that the training would keep participants abreast of the achievements of the present administration so they could help enlighten Nigerians.
Abdulaziz spoke during the training on Sunday in Kano. He explained that the workshop was organised to equip influencers with the skills to counter disinformation and misinformation.
He said, “The workshop will equip them with skills on how to counter disinformation and misinformation.
“We see a lot of social media videos, AI-generated pictures, and clips designed to create disaffection or misinform the public.
“These skills will help them to use social media more effectively for information dissemination.”
Abdulaziz said the workshop would also educate influencers on the giant strides of the Tinubu administration and on issues that promote national unity.
“These are the areas of focus. That is why we felt it’s important to encourage them and urge them to continue doing what they believe in, because that is democracy.
“Everybody has the right to express his/her opinion on issues and to participate in political or non-political organisations.
“But we see a lot of recklessness in the use of social media. People need to know what the government is doing,” he added.
